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Benjamin Harrison Locke

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Benjamin Harrison Locke

Birth
Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA
Death
22 Jan 1908 (aged 18)
At Sea
Burial
Buried or Lost at Sea. Specifically: Vancouver Island waters, British Columbia Add to Map
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Benjamin was on the ill-fated U.S.S. Valencia, when it was hit by a storm off the coast of British Columbia in the Straits of Juan de Fuca, the west coast of Vancouver Island. He may have been working as a cabin boy.
A memorial service was held in Seattle and a monument was established in a Seattle Park - possibly Volunteer Park.
Benjamin was on the ill-fated U.S.S. Valencia, when it was hit by a storm off the coast of British Columbia in the Straits of Juan de Fuca, the west coast of Vancouver Island. He may have been working as a cabin boy.
A memorial service was held in Seattle and a monument was established in a Seattle Park - possibly Volunteer Park.


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